Tank trailer for transporting gases



y 1952 G. M. BRAMANN ETAL 2,603,497

TANK TRAILERFQR TRANSPORTING GASES V I Filed March 14. 1949.

ATTORNEY Patented July 15, 1952 Gorpcmticn Application n n '14,

:1 :Claim. (01. ego -s) "The present invention relates to the transporti ng and use of chemical reagents'of the type which are "normally gaseousfbut which are usually "transported as a liquid, under pressure, in heavy steel containers, chlorine, sulfur dioxide,' dichlorodi'fluorome'thane, methyl chloride, hydrogen sulfide, (ii-methyl ether and am monia,--ior instance. fThe'invention provides an "improved, method of transporting and using of such reagents and also unimproved apparatus especially adapted 'to' the transporting df such reagents and'as'a container for the reagent at the place where th-e reagent is'to be used.

' "lhe invention is of particular utility as applied to theha'ndling of chlorine and willbe described herein with partlcular reference thereto. Itwill be understood, however, thatthe invention in its broader. aspect is also applicable to other "reagents. q p

Qhl'orine is usually -transpoitdas a liquid, I q

I filling jthe. cylinder and withdrawing .plilor ne under pressure, large 'steel' cyli-n'ders (holding about a ton of the liquid chlorine. CThes'e cylinders are of necessity of'heavy" construction to withstand the pressure: of the liquid and even empty are of very considerable weight. Consequently; 'heavy cranes; or derricks, are usually required for-their handling. Frequent-'- 1y, it is desired to 'use the chlorine at substantial distances irorn available handling facilities necessitatingtile installation of expensive additional hoisting aild handlingeguipment, as well as special racksdor supporting the cylinders at the place];ofruse.-: Likewiseoirthere amayibe several locations in a single plant where chlorine is periodically used, necessitating either a number of separate cylinders of chlorine or else special handling equipment, or specially constructed conduits for conveying the chlorine from the cylinder to the locations whereit is to bie used. Because or the peculiar characteiisticsjof ,lc lilorine, such conduits are expensive to install and maintain and leaks, or other failure of such conduits might have disastrous results. {Ihesediflibulties heret'oifior e experienced in the handling and use of chlorine are avoided by the'prsent invention by providing novelap- 1 m i st eam-R 'rnausronriusn sns I George M.?Bfamann and JohnLrswitzerjNiagara i- Faills,N. ?Y.,assignors to Mathieson Chemical 1949, as m 131,312,;

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apparatu comprises 7 V in combination a container, suitably -of the type 'conventionally .used for transporting liquid chlorine; mounted horizontally on a suitable carriage adapted; to be wheeled about at will, either singly or in The invention will be more fully'descri'bed and illustratedwith reference to the accompanying drawings of "which Figure '1 represents conventionally and somewhat diagrammatically, a side 'sectionalyiew of the'carriage -assembly', and

In the drawings, aeonventiona'lchlori e cyl inder, fabricated of suitable :metal and i avin ilar'ly "represents a rear view of a capacity of one ton of liquid chlorineis identified by the reference jnumeral I." Thls cyli nder is closed at the ends by outwardly concave metal 25v wheels 6', advantageouslybf the-type prov ded paratus adapted to the ready transporting of reagents may, with relative case, be moved from place to place, to the plant and within the plant in which it is to be used without the use of derricks, or'other special handling equipment.

is econo a or the like, :9 in .a fconventional'..manner.;. .In

end walls 2. In one of the end walls there are provided two outlets sealed by a'pl-ugi. .Or yalve arrangement repre'sentedat 3 and flfior us, in

therefrom, well understood "the, art. '1

i I' cy nd 1 is mounted.

, o a uwa ee? riage '5 "of the trailer .type, equipped with four with pneumatic tires. Carriages "having a dii} ferent number of wheels may be; employed. but one ha in f u wheel iis Part u ar y e e ta fious "since it, provides) desirablestability and t uct-g, 'c cordance' with-an importantija'spe t p: thelirivention, the chassis of the carriage, ia s gin-g clicatedin the drawing, is of aiconventional trailer type. If .desireihowever', it mayhe equipped with automotive power and .a conventionalst ing, mechanism.

h chass'isof the I 1 ings .comprises fronti,-'and rear; ales. "(T and 8 braced and connected 1 by rods, channel irons,

the manage, sem s for ;the 'mechanism 'ro'f steering ,the carriage are not shown. suit; able arrangement; such as conventionally ed in trailers, maybe provided .for pulling 01 19315 x ing and for guiding the carriage.. Details of t e chassis frameworlg-and steer-mg Inechanis nstitute no part of. -the present invention nd a' detailed showing uthe drawingr does not pear to be necessary.

Fastened to the front end of the chassis is a tongue 10 with coupling I l for fastening the carriage to a truck, or other motive power means, or to a train of similar carriages. For the latter purpose, a tongue l2 and coupling I3 may also be provided at the rear end of the chassis.

Mounted at each end of the chassis frame is an angle iron support I4 surmounting the front and rear axles. To each of these supports Hi there is fastened as by welding a further support, indicated at [5 and l5a. A cradle member I6 is 5 fastened, preferably by welding, to each of the supportsjfi an'd the cradles aregfurthensupported at their l-side'sby welded angle irons Hi Each cradle is also provided with an end plate I8 for preventing endwise movement of the cylinder. 10

The end plate at that end, corresponding to the outlet end of the cylinder, is'pa'r'tiall'y cut-out, as shown at I9, to provide ready access to the outlet 4. m

An adjustable strap 20 is shown hinged to the angle irons I! of the rear cradle at zi ad apted to pass over the top of the cylinder and'securel'yto hold the cylinder against turning within the; cradle while in transit. In this way, alignment of valve! and opening IS in the rear plate I8 is assured; Any conventional method may beused fortightening the strap around thecylinder. ,A particularly advantageous arrangement is shown V in the drawingwhereby the strap is tightened by turning the female threaded member 22 onto the 2 hinged male threaded member 23 as by meansnf handle 24.. -With thisarrangement, the. right: handhalf of the strap will beprovided with. a notch at the upper end throughfwhich element 23 passes sothat when element 22 has been loos: 3

ened, the entire. tightening. mechanism rcjansbe swung over onto'the left-hand hal'tlqf the .strap, thus facilitating the replacement of the cylinder. )Inthe particular apparatus illustrated in the drawing, no provision, other than pneumatic tires, ismade for easing the riding properties of the carriage; .It will be understood, however, that any conventional spring'suspension arrangement may be employed without 'departing' from the spirit of the present invention. I

. cylinder may be permanently secured to the cradles but, in most instances, it is desirable that the cylinderbe readily removable andthat end isespecially advantageouslyattained by the construction shown, which permits the ready rel-j moval and replacement of the jcylinde'r'as by means of a derrick, or other, hoisting equipment and whichprovides adequate support'for thelcylinderduring transportation and use] v i If desired, the cylinder may be chargedjwith liquid chlorine without'removal from thejcarriage by passing liquid chlorine into the" cylinder through the inlet], theinlet 3 being open during charging to permit escape of gases from the cylinder; However, a particularly advantageous feature of the invention is that the cylinderis readily interchangeable with a and replaceable; by other cylinders of theisarrie type so that, at the primary source of the chlorine, an empty drum I mayby derrick, or otherwise, be elevated from the carriage and'replaced by a fresh drum'of chlorine; The cylinder being charged with liquid chlorine-*thefeed lines disconnected and the full cylinder of "chlorine in place in the cradles, the carriage is; now readily wheeled "to the place where the chlorine is "to "be used. Atthe point 6 offdeliv'ery, 'the'cylinder is left in place on the carriage while'the' chlorine is being used. No handling equipment "or racksare required. In

4 use, the chlorine carriage may readily be wheeled from place to place, to various locations where the chlorine is to be used, connections with the cylinder being readily made through the valved outlets provided in the end walls of the cylinder.

The invention is of utility wherever chlorine is transported and used-in bulk'; ,as'. -i;n ibleaching "and any of th'e many known chlo'rinating operations depending upon cylinders of liquid chlorine "for the chlorine supplied. After use,- the empty cylinder. is disconnected, wheeled out of position, anda fresh cylinder of chlorine wheeled into place and connected. The empty cylinder is then -ireturned 1170, ithefi primary source of the chlorine Where thecylinder is refilled, or replaced by a fresh 9Y inder of chlorine,

;--A mobile carriage for transporting a selfsustaining cylindrical tank containing normally gaseous reagents in ,liquid form under, pressure comprising .a chassis frame .including a pair of axles, .and a rod rigidly interconnecting said axlesfand tank cradle means rigidly mountedon said chassis frame having a front tank support; ing; means and similar rear tank supporting means, each of said tank supporting means consisting of a pair of angle ironsupports rigidly'con nected at their lower portionsto their respective ends of one of said axles and extending upwardly and longitudinally inwardly thereof, horizontal; support means-rigidly secured to-the-upper pontions of said angleironsupp rts and extending longitudinally of said one ofsaid axles, verticalsupport means including a pair of spacedyertical members rigidly connected at their ,lower por-v tions to. said 3 horizontal support means, an arcuate cradle member having twquppenpor: tions rigidlysecuredto their respective upper. portion of said vertical members and a bottom portion mounted on said-horizontal support means, said arcuate cradle member forming a curved sup,- portingsurface for ;.receiving "and engaging in surfaceto: surface contact a lcurved portion-of said cylindrioaltank, and-5a vertically extending end platelrigidlyconnected to the outer peripheral edge of said arcuate cradle member for-pre;- venting endwise moveinent ,of said;,cylindrica1 nk-'3 J xi GEORGEgM; BRAMANN. V I JOHN; L .-'SWITZER.@ '1

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